Archive for the ‘Anecdotes’ Category

Maister on Trust

Posted by  Mark Schenk —September 24, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Culture

David Maister has an excellent podcast series. Some time ago I listened to his podcast on earning trust and the useful way he provides to …

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Dreadful managers

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 16, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

How do they get away with such appalling behaviour? I’ve seen some dreadful displays by managers who seem to revel in the power and forgetting …

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IBM software – social software for the enterprise

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 24, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

I used to work with Jimmy Kwang at IBM. He was a terrific supporter of the Cynefin Centre and I must say a terrific host. …

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3 great conversation starting questions

Posted by  Mark Schenk —August 15, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

I flew from Newcastle to Melbourne last night and had a fantastic two-hour chat with the lady in the next seat. By the end of …

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How a transcript can enhance listening

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 10, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

I’ve just returned from a couple of days in New Zealand working with my old colleagues from IBM. It was a fun to spend two …

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History matters

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 4, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

I just received this comment from AJ which I thought you would enjoy. I will let her comment speak for itself. I’m an anthropologist who’s …

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Good conversations lead to good stories

Posted by  Robyn —August 2, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Watching Andrew Denton interview Michael Parkinson on More Than Enough Rope on ABC television recently was a lesson in good interviewing techniques. Denton even admitted …

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Ideas made to stick – a scene from West Wing

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 30, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

Made to Stick is one of my favourite books at the moment because it’s well written and well researched. And, you know what? the ideas …

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The fragility of trust

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 25, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

A friend of mine is a lawyer, and a good one at that. Our families just spent a week together in Mossy Point on the …

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Three principles for learning

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 19, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

My wife, Sheenagh, went to a conference on literacy last week. She’s a primary school teacher and teaches a 1st grade class. One the speakers, …

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